The Braille and Talking Book Library and the Michigan Department of Education- Low Incidence Outreach, in collaboration with the Library of Michigan, is offering public libraries in Michigan the opportunity to host Braille Enhanced StoryWalkÒ at their libraries!

This is a great opportunity for any public library that wants to do a StoryWalkÒ at their location or collaborate with a local park. Not only can you provide an exciting new program for your patrons, but by including the braille, your library is helping embrace accessibility and equal access to information. Our straight-forward, easy to use kit will provide step-by-step instructions for setting up your StoryWalkÒ and using the braille within the program. Register for a kit - limited kits are available.

Books available to choose from:

Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! by Barner
Curious Garden by Brown
Hop, Hop, Jump! by Thompson
In the Small, Small Pond by Fleming
Mighty, Mighty Construction Site by Rinker

We’ll provide:

3 copies of the selected book to make your signs
StoryWalkÒ Instruction Guide that includes the how’s & why’s of hosting a StoryWalkÒ
Step-by-step instruction sheet
Braille overlay stickers that you will attach to the signs
Evaluation Sheet

You’ll need to provide in-house:

Sign paper & Stakes (approx. $2-5 each)
Lamination of pages to signs (approx. $3/page or in-house)

To apply to host a Braille Enhanced StoryWalkÒ at your library, please complete the following form: https://goo.gl/forms/mhijFuvzGukyrv0w2, limited kits are available.

The StoryWalk® Project was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT and developed in collaboration with the Kellogg-Hubbard Library. Storywalk® is a registered service mark owned by Ms. Ferguson. This resource is supported in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the Library of Michigan.

Cathy Lancaster

Youth Services Coordinator

Statewide Library Services

Library of Michigan

517-335-8129

517-373-5700 f

LancasterC5@michigan.gov